Breaking the Ice

Nicole Quinn, girlfriend of Andrew MacWilliam, of Redbull Munich in the DEL, joins me on the podcast today!  Nicole is a labor & delivery nurse and we talk about all the things including: -Genetics and how it affects labor & delivery  -Second baby truths and myths, as well as food myths -Early signs of labor and how you can induce labor naturally.   We also chat about POOP during labor, water leak...

Meg Smith, wife of Trevor Smith, who played several years between the NHL, AHL and one year in Switzerland, joins me on the podcast today. Meg has always been a career driven person and shared about how she occasionally felt torn between career life and hockey life.    She also speaks about how she grew up small breasted and had several self confidence issues. Shortly after having her two daughter...

Brittany Labbe, girlfriend of Drew Hollingshead and Ashley Cramer, wife of Carson Cramer, join me on the podcast today! Brittany and Ashley are the hosts of More Than A Season Podcast and are both significant others of two of the football coaches at Mississippi State. In this episode, we step outside of the hockey world and in to the world of football. We learn a little about each of them, how the...

Whitney McParland, girlfriend of Kyle Wood, defenseman in the del2 in Frankfurt, joins me on the podcast today!  In this episode, Whitney talks about hockey trades & how it affects your life and relationship and how it is hard to remain positive and optimistic sometimes. Vulnerability is a such a huge strength and Whitney opened up about a few challenging experiences in her life, including a tough...

This is part two of last weeks episode with Jaime Zajac. In this episode, Jaime starts off by doing a collective reading for our hockey community. She talks about what a collective reading is and how you can apply it to your life!  She also did a mini reading on me and it was amazing. My grandmother came through, who passed away in August and we both got emotional! Enjoy part two of this episode!...

Jaime Zajac, wife of Darcy Zajac, joins me on the podcast today. Jaime is an intuitive channel, spiritual guide, healer and mentor. I knew we would chat forever so this is going to be a two part episode (Part 2 coming out next week). In this episode, I asked Jaime a million questions because I find this so fascinating. She tells me all about how she began her journey as an intuitive guide and some...

Danielle Shugg, wife to Justin Shugg, forward for Frederikshavn White Hawks in Denmark, joins me on the podcast today! If you follow Danielle's account on Instagram, @themindfulblonde , you already know she is such a wonderful light. She is a holistic health coach, yoga instructor and self-care enthusiast!  In this episode, Danielle opens up about some of the struggles she has faced and some healt...

Layne Gibbons, wife of Kyle Gibbons, forward in Rosenheim, Germany, joins me on the podcast today. We are talking about friendship and I truly loved this episode so much!  Honestly, this isn't something many people talk about and friendship in this lifestyle is SO rewarding but also comes with many challenges. We chat about long distance friendships, friendships back home, in this lifestyle, confr...

Andrea Hanson, wife of Greger Hanson, who retired in 2019 with the Krefeld Pinguine in the DEL, joins me on the podcast today. We talk about how having game plan for retirement is important and can help take some of the stress of your shoulders when that time comes. Andrea shares her experience on how her & her husband built their resumes. We chat internships, financial planning, how to address th...

Clarity Engel, engaged to Mason Geertsen, forward for the Hartford Wolf Pack in the AHL, joins me today on the podcast. Clarity & I recorded this episode back in November and I am excited to finally release it! Clarity is American & her fiancé is Canadian so of course, we chat about what that has been like for them from last season up until recently, where they had to spend several months apart (C...

Blaire Broda, wife of Joel Broda and Dana Oleksuk, wife of Travis Olekusk, join me on the pod today. The three of us are currently living in Graz, Austria this hockey season and we had an unfiltered episode about everything going on right now. We talk about quarantine, COVID, lockdown, going stir crazy and some of the struggles we are feeling. We chat about what it's like going through this weird...

Welcome back to the podcast & Happy 2021! Today is an episode by yours truly, me! I had nothing planned or written down for this episode because I wanted to give an authentic version and take you back in time with me. I start off by going back six weeks before my due date and talk about what happened with my husband, the team and covid. Fast forward to how my labor started and the signs I was feel...

Jillian Cannata, wife of Joe Cannata, who plays in Oskarshamn, Sweden in the SHL, joins me on the podcast today. This conversation to me felt like we were hanging out in a coffee shop and sharing stories. Jill & I are able to relate on so many levels, and a big one being...pregnancy! We actually recorded this episode on election day and the weight of the world was feeling heavy. We talked about so...

Alannah Liem, wife of Jordan Liem, who played the last three years in China in the VHL, joins me on the podcast! This was such a fun & interesting episode for me because I have never sat down and chatted with a fellow hockey wife about life in China! Given what is happening in the world with COVID, Alannah was in the middle of it in China and talks about what her experience was like getting home a...

Natasha Bell, wife to Mark Bell, who spent years in the NHL & AHL but spent the last few years of his career in Germany, joins me on the podcast today! I knew I wanted to have Natasha on my podcast after following her on Instagram for quite awhile. She is so inspiring and has such a positive aura around her. Natasha is a wife, a mom, health coach and an entrepreneur! In this episode we cover so mu...

Haley Ferguson, girlfriend of Oula Palve, who plays in the SHL in Linköping, Sweden, joins me on the podcast today! If you follow the bachelor franchise, you may recognize her and her identical twin sister from a few of the shows. Haley and her boyfriend started dating a few months before COVID hit and they wound up quarantining together in Las Vegas. She talks about what that time was like for he...

Today I am joined on the podcast by Lauren Melkus! Lauren is the owner and designer of the brand "The Denim Blonde." The Denim Blonde began as a brand for bridal wear but within the past year expanded to sports wives and girlfriends. Lauren is so creative and is so passionate about what she does!  Lauren and her boyfriend, Tim Boyle, did several years of long distance but he is now retired and the...

Brittany English joins me today on the podcast! Brittany and her husband (she revealed on the podcast THEY GOT MARRIED, so happy for her!) have been the “new kids” on the teams several times. Even though she is super social and outgoing, she admits it is still nerve racking going somewhere new and she shares some great advice on what works for her. Her husband, Scott Wedgewood, is also a goalie an...

Amy Johner, creator of our private Facebook group joins me on the podcast today! Amy created this group years and years ago because she felt that it was so needed for our community. She talks about the importance of connecting with other girls in our lifestyle because they really do become your family for the season. What would we do without our hockey girls?! Amy and her husband started dating be...

Alaina Cross, wife of Tommy Cross, who plays for the Charlotte Checkers in the AHL, joins me on the podcast today! Alaina and her sisters own Balanced Beyars Health and their mission as health coaches is to help women live life in alignment to their cycles. In this episode, we talk about how most of us grow up misinformed about our bodies due to the lack of education and all studies being done on...

Shelby Versteeg, wife of Mitch Versteeg, joins me on the podcast today! Mitch finished last season in HK Nitra in Slovakia and when COVID hit, their plans for this season changed. They have had a bit of a longer summer and have felt the stress of waiting for a contract but making the best of the extra time as a family! Shelby told me some stories that literally had me in tears. She shares about he...

Today Meg Graham, wife of Neil Graham, who coach's the Texas Stars in the AHL and Kayla Sheen, wife of Everett Sheen, who coach's the Idaho Steelheads in the ECHL join me on the podcast today! Throughout me and my husband's time in Idaho (off & on for 5 years) and all three of us living there for the off season, I am grateful to have been able to form relationships with these amazing ladies. It wa...

Ashley Buck, wife of Brandon Buck, who finished last season in Nürnberg, Germany, joins me on the podcast today! Ashley has been in this hockey world for 11 years now and throughout it all has experienced several moves, languages, marriage, babies, injuries, no payments (to name a few!) They have also met some of their best friends in this lifestyle.   Ashley is the owner of Ashley Buck Photograph...

Some of the two most hated words from hockey spouses: Long Distance.   Karlee, married to Parker Bowles, who finished last season in Znojmo, Czech Republic in the EBEL, joins me on the podcast today for our conversation about long distance! Karlee and Parker did long distance off and on for TEN years but are finally together again!   They met at a really young age and throughout their time togethe...

Katie Joslin, wife of Derek Joslin, who plays for Redbull Salzburg in Austria, joins me on the pod today to talk about being pregnant in the pandemic! After being diagnosed with a herniated disk in her back, she needed to lean on family and get some extra help with their little girl Elizabeth. Katie and her husband made the tough decision to separate for the birth of their second child and she hea...